Daniel Zolghadri Explained

Daniel Zolghadri
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:2013 - present

Daniel Zolghadri is an American actor known for his roles in Eighth Grade, Low Tide,[1] and Funny Pages.[2] He attended the Orange County School of the Arts.[3]

Biography

At age 14, Zolghadri had his debut in a television series in 2013, performing a guest role in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as Mirza. Zolghadri played the role of Max Killas in the 2015 television film Evil Men directed by Gary Fleder.

In 2018, Zolghadri appeared in the coming-of-age comedy film Eighth Grade directed by Bo Burnham.[4] On the same year, Zolghadri was part of the cast of the romantic comedy film Alex Strangelove opposite Daniel Doheny, Antonio Marziale and Madeline Weinstein, where he played the role of Dell, which was premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 14, 2018, and released on June 8, 2018, on Netflix.[5]

Zolghadri co-starred Keean Johnson, Alex Neustaedter, Kristine Froseth and Jaeden Martell in the 2019 drama film Low Tide directed by Kevin McMullin, where he played the role of Smitty.[6]

Zolghadri was cast to play the main role in the sci-fi drama series Tales from the Loop opposite Rebecca Hall, Paul Schneider, Duncan Joiner and Jonathan Pryce, where he played the main role of Jakob.

Zolghadri played the lead role of Robert in the coming-of-age black comedy film Funny Pages directed by Owen Kline, which was premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2022, and was released on August 26, 2022, where it received positive reviews from critics.[7]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2016The Persian ConnectionYoung Behrouz
2018Eighth GradeRiley
Ready Player OneHigh School Kid
Alex StrangeloveDell
Fahrenheit 451Clifford
2019Low TideSmitty
2022Funny PagesRobert
2024Y2KCJ

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Once Upon a Time in WonderlandMirzaEpisode: "Bad Blood"
2014IntelligenceYoung BoyEpisode: "Red X"
ScorpionYoung Walter O'Brien3 episodes
2015Weird LonersFrankEpisode: "The Weirdfather"
NCISLuke Harris3 episodes
Evil MenMax KillasTelevision film
2016SpeechlessCarterEpisode: "Pilot"
2017No ActivityMason2 episodes
2020Tales from the LoopJakob7 episodes

Notes and References

  1. News: Catsoulis . Jeannette . 2019-10-03 . ‘Low Tide’ Review: Jersey Boys to Jersey Men . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-08-07 . 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: ‘Funny Pages’: One of the Best Films of the Summer, Shot Three Years Ago [Review] ]. 2022-08-07 . World of Reel . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2017-04-21 . Who’s the 2017 Artist of the Year Theater? Meet Daniel Zolghadri . 2022-08-07 . Orange County Register . en-US.
  4. Web site: Why that disturbing #MeToo moment in 'Eighth Grade' has everyone talking. Patrick. Ryan. 2018-07-12. USA Today. 2023-06-19.
  5. Web site: ‘Alex Strangelove’ review — A coming out dramedy with an identity crisis. 2018-06-17. Smash Cut Reviews. 2023-06-19.
  6. Web site: Low Tide. Tribeca Film Festival. April 8, 2019. August 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809000937/http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/low-tide-2019. dead.
  7. News: Funny Pages review – a deliciously dark coming-of-age comedy . . May 24, 2022 . July 20, 2022. Bradshaw . Peter.